Pedro Ardezzoni

Clients turn to Pedro for his extensive experience with corporate law and project finance, coordinating and conducting complex cross-border deals.

• Advised BNP Paribas and Prudential in the US$550 million Diversified Payment Rights 2022-1 and 2022-3 Series of Banco do Brasil S.A. (US and Brazil);
• Advised Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), in the US$330 million Diversified Payment Rights 2022-1 and 2022-2 Series of Banco Industrial (US and Guatemala);
• Advised PepsiCo do Brasil in the sale of Mabel cookies to Camil Alimentos S.A. (CAML3), the transaction amount is confidential (Brazil);
• Advised Goldman Sachs in the investment of up to US$140 million in the fintech Xepelin Holding Inc. (Mexico);
• Advised Goldman Sachs in the US$300 million Diversified Payment Rights 2022-1 Series of Banco Pichincha C.A. (US and Ecuador);
• Advised Chlorum Solutions LLC, regarding the issuance of a R$148 million commercial note by Cape Igarassu Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Químicos Ltda. (US and Brazil);
• Advised Agrifirma Brasil Agropecuária in the merger with BrasilAgro (AGRO3), in the total amount of R$205 million (Brazil);
• Advised the shareholders of one of Brazil's largest car rental companies - Unidas S.A. (UNID3) - in the issue of debentures in the amount of R$1 billion (Brazil);
• Advised Sforza Group in an transaction involving the incorporation of the Pizza Hut and KFC businesses, by International Meal Company S.A (MEAL3) (Brazil);
• Advised the shareholders of Unidas S.A. (UNID3) in the sale of the company's shares to Locamerica (LCAM3), with a deal value of nearly R$1 billion (Brazil);
• Advised Diagnósticos da América S.A. (DASA3) in the acquisition of Salomão & Zoppi medical laboratory, with a deal value of nearly R$600 million (Brazil);
• Advised Diagnósticos da América S.A. (DASA3) in the acquisition of the medical laboratory Leme - laboratório de Endocrinologia e Metabologia da Bahia Ltda., with a confidential deal value (Brazil);
• Advised Banco Bradesco in the post-closing operation for the acquisition of Banco HSBC in Brazil, with a deal value of nearly R$16 billion (Brazil);
• Advised publisher Abril Mídia S.A. in the sale of Elemidia S.A., with a deal value of nearly R$100 million (Brazil);
• Advised Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. and Hyundai Capital Brasil in the formation of a joint venture in order to establish Banco Hyundai (Brazil);
• Advised Omni S.A. – Crédito Financiamento e Investimento in the acquisition of Banco Pecúnia, with a confidential deal value (Brazil);
• Advised Omni S.A. – Crédito Financiamento e Investimento in the assignment of Banco Pecúnia's credit portfolio, with a deal value of nearly R$800 million (Brazil);
• Advised Banco Inbursa (Mexico) in the acquisition of Standard Bank in Brazil, with a confidential deal value (Brazil);
• Advised Tegma S.A. (TGMA3) in the acquisition of Direct Log, with a confidential deal value (Brazil);
• Advised Mosaic do Brasil in the sale of companies Fertifós and Fosfértil to Vale, with a deal value of nearly R$5 billion (Brazil), etc.

• Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), MBA
• The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, WBLC
• Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Bacharel em Direito
• University of Pennsylvania, LLM

• Brazil
• Not admitted in Illinois. Practicing under the supervision of firm principals.

• English
• Portuguese